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New Canaan Man, 23, Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ To Charges Following Local Boy’s Drowning at Chelsea Piers

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The 23-year-old New Canaan man charged in connection with the nonfatal drowning last month of a local boy at Chelsea Piers in Stamford pleaded not guilty Tuesday. Zachary Stein, wearing a dark suit, light blue shirt and striped tie, stood by silently in state Superior Court in Stamford as his attorney, Stamford-based Mark Sherman, entered the plea before Judge John Blawie in an unusually packed courtroom. A lifeguard at Chelsea Piers at the time of the Aug. 3 incident, Stein faces a felony charge of risk of injury to a minor as well as reckless endangerment. In comments made following the arraignment, Sherman said his client is grateful for the support he has received from fellow lifeguards and first responders.

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Police Investigate Untimely Death of New Canaan Man, 46

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Police say they are investigating the death of a 46-year-old Father Peter’s Lane man who was pronounced dead early Sunday at Norwalk Hospital. At 5:46 a.m., police received a call that Mitchell Vazquez was unresponsive at his residence, according to Lt. Jason Ferraro of the New Canaan Police Department. No foul play is suspected, Ferraro said. Stamford attorney Mark Sherman, a family spokesman, released the following statement to NewCanaanite.com: “Mitchell Vazquez was an accomplished businessman and pioneer in the global foreign exchange market. He was also a loving father, stepfather and life partner to his fiancée.”